Active clinical trials for "Osteoarthritis"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ReJoinTM for the Knee Osteoarthritis patients with Cartilage Defects comparing to Sodium Hyaluronate Injection.

This monocentric protocol is designed to evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic management of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (resistant to medical first-line treatment) by intra-articular injection of autologous PRP prepared in the same procedure and using a dedicated CE marked medical device and a validated and reproducible method of preparation

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a major public health problem among the elderly and is associated with considerable disability. A recent analysis of data indicated that about 35% of women and men aged 60 years and above had radiographic knee OA.Despite the high prevalence rate of OA, the treatment of OA is far from satisfactory. Acupuncture may be a promising treatment option for knee OA due to the effectiveness of the pain relief and the rarity of adverse effects. In order to get some more reliable data to confirm acupuncture effectiveness on KOA, a long-term follow up interventional study will be started to confirm the effects of long term for acupuncture treatment.

The purpose of this study is to determine the haemostatic efficacy of TT-173, reducing the total blood loss associated with the total knee arthroplasty.

A clinical trial to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of a CHONDRON (Autologous cultured Chondrocyte) for 48weeks, and additional 96weeks in patients with cartilage defects in their knees.

A clinical trial to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of Chondron (Autologous cultured Chondrocyte) administered through arthroscopy from the drug's 48 weeks efficacy and safety evaluation with 96 weeks follow-up in patients with knee cartilage defects.

Patients undergoing primary total knee replacement will receive either motor sparing knee block to be performed by anesthesia or periarticular local anesthetic infiltration at the end of surgery by surgeons to assess pain relief as well as capacity to ambulate early. The motor sparing knee block will be performed prior to surgery using ultrasonography and the effect of adding dexmedetomidine, an alpha 2 agonist to the injectate with regards to prolonging the duration of analgesia will be assessed.

Introduction: The increase in intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) can contribute to muscle weakness and consequently on progression of knee OA. The prescription of exercise protocols has been used as a treatment strategy to minimize some of the bouts. Circuit training (CT) involves the combination of strength training and aerobic in the same session and has shown benefits in body composition and physical function. But the literature is unclear with respect to the influences of CT in the concentration of IMAT in the population with knee OA. Objective: To investigate the influence of a 14-week CT protocol in body composition and thigh IMAT concentration as well as cartilage degradation indicators and systemic inflammation and its impact on quality of life in patients with knee OA.

This is a retro-prospective, single arm, sequential enrolment study to collect relevant clinical and radiological data in at least 156 subjects, at up to 10 sites in Australia, who have been implanted with the EMPERION™ Modular Hip System in primary THA procedures to assess its safety and efficacy over 5 years post-surgery.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intervention with Physical activity on prescription (PAP) to individuals in primary care with knee or hip osteoarthritis would result in effects on physical activity level, physical capacity and quality on life. The hypothesis is that patients with osteoarthritis in hip or knee will increase their level of physical activity significantly more with a PAP intervention compared to patients who only get general advice about physical activity.